Updated Fall, 2012

Biology 483 - Mammalogy

Syllabus.

Some Greek & Latin Word Roots.

Lecture 1 - Introduction to Mammals: Notes Slides.

Reeder et al. (2007).

Lecture 2 - Origin of Mammals: Notes Slides.

Luo et al. (2002).

Lecture 3 - Mesozoic Mammals & Monotremes: Notes Slides

Hu et al. (2005).

Luo (2007).

Rich et. al (1997).

Luo et. al (2011).

Lecture 4A - Mammalian Diversity: Metatherians: Notes Slides

Lecture 4B - Mammalian Diversity: Eutherians: Notes Study Guide.

Lecture 5 - The Disparity in Diversity between Placentals and Marsupials: Notes Slides

Lillegraven et al. (1987).

Lecture 6 - Dentition: Notes Slides.

Lecture 7 - Mammalian Species: Notes Slides.

Lecture 8 - Evolution of Ear Ossicles: Notes Slides.

Lecture 9 - Locomotion I: Flight: Notes Slides.

Lecture 10 - Locomotion II: Functional Morphology: Notes Slides.

Lecture 11 - Locomotion III: Types of Locomotion: Notes Slides.

Lecture 12 - Reproduction I: General Patterns: Notes Slides.

Lecture 13 - Reproduction II: Cycles and Life History: Notes Slides.

Lecture 14 - Social Behavior I: Degrees of Sociality: Notes Slides.

Lecture 15 - Social Behavior II: Evolution: Notes Slides.

Lecture 16 - Arvicoline Population Cycles: Notes Slides.

Lecture 17 - Population Genetics and Differentiation: Notes Slides.

Lecture 18 - Thermoregulation: Notes Slides.

Lecture 19 - Water Balance: Notes Slides.

Lab 1 - Mammalian Anatomy.

Lab 2 - Monotremes, Metatherians, Xenarthrans, & Insectivorans.

Lab 3 - Systematics.

Rich & Kilpatrick (1996)

Dokucheav (1997)

Simmons (2008)

Lab 4 - Chiroptera, Primates, Scandentia, & Dermoptera

Bat Images.

Lab 5 - Rodents I - Hystricognathi, Sciuridae, Aplodontidae

Helgen et al. (2009)

Lab 6 - Rodents II - Castoridae, Geomyidae, Heteromyidae, Dipodidae, Muridae

Lab 7 - Population Biology.

Lab 8 - Lagomorpha & Afrotheria.

Lab 9 - Carnivora & Pholidota.

Lab 10 - Perissodactyla & Cetartiodactyla.

Old Exam 1.

Old Exam 2.

Old Exam 3.